Which Championship clubs can secure a place in the promise land?

With the first 2014/15 Championship game ready to get underway at Ewood Park on August 8th, Coral take a look at some of the most likely candidates to reach the promise land of the Premier League this season.

Always hotly fancied for promotion to the top-flight are the previous season’s relegated teams. Cardiff City, Norwich City and Fulham have all added to their squads in search of an immediate return, and have clearly identified scoring goals as the most important commodity.

The Cottagers have shelled out an incredible £11m on last season’s Championship top marksman Ross McCormack, who managed to net 29 times in a struggling Leeds United outfit.

Although George Thorne’s knee injury has dealt the Rams’ promotion bid a big blow, McLaren has seemingly managed to keep together his team from last year featuring the likes of young prodigy Will Hughes, who should be stronger a year on.

Watford are a team who have also acquired mass firepower in their quest to reach the top-flight. A lot shall depend on their resolve to keep last season’s top goalscorer Troy Deeney, but the return of former prolific partner Matej Vydra has given renewed optimism of a promotion push that never quite materialised last term.